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The 49 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the New South Wales Department of Railways between 1960 and 1964.
The 49 class was ordered in three batches each of six locomotives. They entered service in the Western Region of New South Wales and hauled trains on all branchlines as well as mainlines west of Lithgow. They periodically travelled as far a field as Moree in the north-west and Cootamundra in the south-west. [1]
Between July and November 1989, the whole class was transferred to Delec Locomotive Depot in Sydney. [2] [3] As well as metropolitan trip workings they were used on coal trains to Tahmoor on the Main South line. [4] In January 1994, they began to operate on the Illawarra line to Bombo on ballast trains. [5]
In June 1994, the Manildra Group leased 4907 from FreightCorp for use at its Gunnedah mill. [6] Later in 1994, Manildra purchased 4907 along with 4913 and had them rebuilt by Clyde Engineering, Kelso with lower No.1 ends, the second being for use at their Manildra mill. [7] [8] To haul infrastructure trains in Victoria during the Melbourne-Adelaide railway standard gauge conversion project, 4903, 4912 and 4916 were leased to National Rail in late 1994. [9]
In February 1995, the remaining examples still in service with FreightCorp were withdrawn. [10] Most were returned to traffic later in 1995 [11] before again being withdrawn in July 1997. [12] In April 1998, 4910 was leased for seven months to Northern Rivers Railroad hauling services between Grafton and Murwillumbah. [13]
By 1999, the 49s had begun to be sold with 3801 Limited, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia, Consolidated Rail Leasing, Patrick Portlink and Southern Shorthaul Railroad among those to have operated them, with many having had more than one owner post FreightCorp. [1] [14] Northern Rivers Railroad purchased a number, although none entered service. They were either resold or stripped for spares with the bogies off some used to regauge Queensland Railways 1502 class locomotives when converted to the 423 class. [15]
Today[ when? ], Southern Shorthaul Railroad own and operate 4904, 4908, 4910, 4911 and 4917, as well as Manildra Group's MM02 (ex- 4913) being used on some grain trains. 4910 has been out of service[ as of? ] following a level crossing collision at Rockview in 2023, between Junee and Marrar, during which it derailed and tipped over. It is currently stored[ as of? ] at SSR's North Bendigo Workshops pending possible repairs. [16]
4916 is owned by Transport Heritage NSW[ as of? ] and can be regularly seen operating a variety of tourist trains around the state, or else stabled at the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere.
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| NSW No | Serial No | Entered Service | Current/Last Owner | Livery | Status | Notes |
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| 4901 | 60-221 | Sep 1960 | Interail | Green & yellow | Scrapped | |
| 4902 | 60-222 | Oct 1960 | Private owner | Green & yellow | Scrapped | Was previously stored at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre but scrapped in 2014 |
| 4903 | 60-223 | Nov 1960 | Sydney Rail Services | Patrick Portlink red, yellow & black | Preserved, operational | ex Patrick Portlink ex Interail |
| 4904 | 60-224 | Dec 1960 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | SSR yellow & black | Operational | ex Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia |
| 4905 | 60-225 | Feb 1961 | Traction Engineering | Traction Engineering orange | Static, Werris Creek | |
| 4906 | 60-226 | Mar 1961 | Lachlan Valley Railway | Patrick Portlink red, yellow & black | Preserved, operational | ex Patrick Portlink ex Interail |
| 4907 | 62-257 | Jun 1962 | Manildra Group | Manildra blue & yellow | Operational | renumbered MM01 |
| 4908 | 62-258 | Jul 1962 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Greentrains green & yellow | Operational | ex Greentrains ex 3801 Limited |
| 4909 | 62-259 | Jul 1962 | Interail | SRA candy | Scrapped | |
| 4910 | 62-260 | Aug 1962 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | SSR yellow & black | Rebuilding Bendigo Workshops|ex Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia KL81 | |
| 4911 | 62-261 | Oct 1962 | Consolidated Rail Leasing | CRL yellow, red & black | Operational | ex Manildra Group |
| 4912 | 62-262 | Nov 1962 | Interail | SRA candy | Scrapped | |
| 4913 | 64-342 | Jun 1964 | Manildra Group | Manildra blue & yellow | Operational | renumbered MM02 |
| 4914 | 64-343 | Jun 1964 | Interail | SRA candy | Scrapped | |
| 4915 | 64-344 | Jul 1964 | State Rail Authority | Indian Red | Scrapped | |
| 4916 | 64-345 | Aug 1964 | Transport Heritage NSW | Tuscan | Preserved, operational | |
| 4917 | 64-346 | Aug 1964 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | SSR yellow & black | Operational | ex Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia KL82 |
| 4918 | 64-347 | Sep 1964 | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Tuscan | Preserved, operational |
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